Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-07
WILL IT BE MURDER !?
JAMEs kwKLL RECEIVES WOUNDS
THAT WILL PROBABLY BIZ FATAL.
Six Men Aeeused-one Acknowledges
Throwing Reok-c Case Continued
for Ten Days, SC.

hear The facts in Tire case as presented he
fogc bis Honor and to learn what would be
!hc Ie,Ul, oi the examination. The parties
accused were six Young colorcd men
Thomas jefferson, Henry Reed, Geo,pe
Biova, William Jones, James stuart, and
John NJ. Tnsley and The charge was thai
81 unlawfully and f,loniously assaultIng
and teaung James EWcU, WithfnjPnt TO XIII
The coiorcd LAWYER " huuo represented
the Commonwealth. The accused were
vitlcut counsel
taEII's CONDITION PRECARIous.
When ihe case was called DIR. George II.
Br!-At took the stand aud said that ne re.
ccNed massage sunday night between
the hours of 10 ana O'Clock that he was
wanted az Ne. 100 1lili street. Upon going
60 the place he found James Ewell. a col
ofCd boz. badly wounded He made an
examination aud discovered the skull
GU, uCd, hole about half the size Of his
ut having been made, exposing the brain.
several pieces nj bone were taken out and
The pressure az the skull upon the brain
relieved and the wound dressed. The
pieces Of bone taken out were produced in
count, A. was the rock with which the
wound was inflicted.
~. Bright, IN answer to 4 question asked
10y justice Richardson, said that Ewell was
IN avery precarious condition. and he en-
tertained little bopo Of BIS recovery.
The case was continued until Thursday
The lGth Instant. and The accused were sent
back INTO the prisoners pen 10 be taken TO
Jail after the court adjourned.
At midnight telephone message from
toe Third police station stated that Ewell
was Just alive and not expected to live
more than a few hours.
FACTS IN THE CASE.
From what a representative Of the Dis
path could learn by inquiry it appears
thst between II and Il O'Clock Sunday
night Winston E@ell was walking down
High street. and when ne was near his
home, which j. 1T the corner OF ~. James
street. he met up with a lot of rOugbs who
were either drunk or pretended 20 be In
that state. He walked near the outside OF
the walkway 10 avoid them. and as he
started To 20 iut0 his gaze one Of the men
placed himself against The gate and refused
;o allow him TO enter. lie had some words
with The fellow, aud finally succeeded in
getting into his yard. some one then
threw rock. which struck against The side
II tie bOu F..
The noise attracted The attention OF
EWeli', brothers, james and another, who
were n the house Zone had retired and the
other bad noD, and they came down u the
door, both 10 ascertain the cause OF the dis
tlYholcc and 10 open thr door for their
hruiacr. Wto,e voice they recognized.
Jane, ordered The mcn 10 leave. The COM
mahG luiuTiated them, aud they rushed INTO
TIE yeid, tone The pslings of The fence, and
,,sIied toNgrd The house, making threats
aut indicating thIt they meant to make
lgl'. some one Cf tn parties began to
mi, Ui.sicS through the air, and James
EVc1. being struck Dy one OF good size,
icll In heap Just outside the door. The
crowd then ran OF.
BROWN THREW TIE ROCK.
While the prisoners were in the pen they
were iuicrTogated aS 10 the affair. Winston
EWcll having aid that William Jones threw
the Ioct, Jones vss tirst approached. lie
s3ld Winston was mistaken; that Robert
Brown. She gray.eycd BOY, and not he,
threw The rock.
Brown, being asked rs 20 the correctness
81 Jones' statement. admitted That he threw
toe IoCk, but be declared 1t was done in
,oli-delence. lie then adGed 81, with the
Other oys, was coming iron on ice-creaD
,al0on last night, when Wc met Winston
Ivcu. | spoke 10 mni. He replied |
don't speak TO drunken negroes on the
stree We passed or, and soon after
wards we came back. | was ahead OF my
crowd. A. | passed Ewcu he struck me
with q cane across NV back. Just then two
other men joined Ewcil, and seeing the
third closing in on the, stopped down.
TOOK up rock aud threw il. cannot say
Wheii cT struck auy one DC not
MOTION FOR BAIL.
Aftcr the ease had been called and con-
iinncd Sir. j. Samuel Parrish, who had
been retained as counsel for Jones, came
mto court and asked in what sum bail
would BE- allowed. Justice Richardson re-
rn,d il4t be- could not entertain a motion
for bail without having an examination on
question Of The admlssibiiity Of allow
NJ BALL. Toe wj;Hc,,ts were called, but
DO: ttcm having lcit toe courtroom 1t
Sc, C,ciCcd 10 postpone tie matter and
lDer evidence on Tho question OF allowing
bid t.l. morning.
O1HEE CASES,
~. 7. Wallace. "a vagsant. Ordered to
I-l,e town in twcnty.fOUr hours.
sarah Graves (col0rcdl irCSpassiug on
f,emisc, II and as,lulting and beating
Imma Thompson. Eucj So 50 and costs.
louptau Green and >tl,ie Roland doth
,rlortU. lighting IN the street. Fined each
- aud costs.
GEORGE Long. fast driving on the street.
lined $40.
Fl,mrg Randolph ,colored), drunk and
..-o.d,ry in the house Of Charlotte Jeffer-
.Iaul stealing sl.2j from Samuel Jeiler-
SOD. ~out TO jai, for thirty days.
l.,asrd Dilhd (colorcd), drunk and
u..r. indecent language 10 Rosl BrAXion
ga o.. slIott. FIcd - aud costs.
~.r' ben Coleman tcolorcdl, threatening
g. r..au,t and cursing aud 9Dusng V. NJ.
I..vtn the street. Fined 50 and costs.
I..r- Anderson, a-.aulting and threat
,lu. 10 Nil ". II. Sharp in the street.
security required for twelve months IN the
.m ~ 500.
George p. O'NeH, disorderly on the
t;,c;. Paid cOstS.
David johnson (colored), aSsaulting and
',l.ng JAMES ID. scott with rock
NLiypcd IN court by his mother.
Anthony Gray (cOiOred), aSsaulting ana
u..ug abusive language to Thomas Crump.
ir,d q 30 and costs.
William Mallory, drunk. Continued UNI
O.. 20 0ey.
Ws,an Morris CcOlored), dlsorderly in
lle .ifct. Fined s. and costs.
Eoleu Burney, obtaining S5 from Mrs.
HAZE Ferguson under false pretences. DIS
missed.
Mlr.or,i stokes (colored), cursing,
,tu.mr. and THROWING rocks at the cali
trru q Winnie Brown.
U9nid Fauntleroy (colored). disorderly
DO %, street. Fined 80 50 and costs.
Wil.i.m Dice alias Undertake (coiored)'
lsI- about 10 break the peace, y. j. Fitz'
i-'ucS being his surety.
George Price (colored) stealing pair oil
.hoce from Burnett Lewis. Sent TO jail ior
fifteen days.
Robert Whit ,colored), disOrderly on the
sGtd Fined s. and costs.
J.. ". Fromer, drunk, disorderly, and
GC,in2a disturbance IN the bar-room OF
Y. Don1ji & Brother Fined " ana Costs
George Anthony, drunk and interfering
villa persons on the street. Fined % ana
costs.
stephen Key, (colored), dlsorderly ana
l,lig pIOiane language on the street,
med $50 and costs.
Idd.e Ellington and John Brooks (Do,h
co.ored), drunk and disorderly on inc
,'iet. Fined each g and costs.
Bette Tur0er (cOlored), disorderiy on
;lc street. Fined 81 and costs.
CaIne Morgan (coloredb trespassing upon
The pTuni-es Of the Richmond ana Aiie-
ehauy Railroad Company and using lnue-
cent language on the street. security ae-
qu.l,d Tor thirty days In the sum oil siVO'